Days 6 and 7 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) Yay! 🙌 We have a car… and now we need to learn the rules in Botswana. Not by reading and studying the laws, but by disobeying them at police check points. In… Continue reading

Days 27 and 28 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) Relaxing in Porto Venere resumed with a cool day spent on the beach. It was just what we needed and we slowed down a LOT. The relaxation continued with a delicious meal… Continue reading

Days 25 and 26 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) We left Genova after only 18 hours. It was just a brief stop on our way toward our first long stay somewhere, Porto Venere! Time for us to really slow down. We… Continue reading

Days 21 and 22 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) Hasta luego Spain! You were a wonderful experience, but we must move on. The trip to get from Zaragoza to Arles was a full day afair. Early to rise (5:15 AM), all… Continue reading

Days 19 and 20 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) We got some down time because NO TRAVEL DAYS!!! 🎉🎊🎉 We found out that Sundays and Mondays are down times for everyone in Zaragoza as well! But we stumbled across some pretty… Continue reading

Days 15 and 16 [Rhia’s comments are italicized] So we did our thing today; our first guided tour ever! I felt a little bit like a duckling (and also like one of the ‘sights’ for the locals!) Our guide, Rafa,… Continue reading

Days 11 and 12 [Rhia’s comments are italicized] “More stairs,” exclaimed Rhia as she looked up from the train station in Tarragona! But like a true backpacking fiend, she trudged the three quarters of a mile up, past Roman ruins,… Continue reading

Days 5 and 6 [Rhia’s comments are italicized] Arriving in Brussels was actually a breath of fresh air as it’s very cosmopolitan. As soon as we arrived we sat down for a bite to eat at a sidewalk cafe. We… Continue reading